SS: The state is “consolidating” the Clerk of Court with another office after the election after the republican candidate overwhelmingly lost the election
>Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before a Democratic exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based post was set to take office on Monday.
>A temporary restraining order did allow the exoneree, Calvin Duncan, to take office as scheduled on Monday as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse – though it remained unclear how long his tenure may prove to be.
>The conservative governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, quietly signed legislation abolishing the longstanding New Orleans clerk of criminal court position into law on Thursday, according to the Louisiana secretary of state spokesperson, Trey Williams.
>Republicans say wiping away the office is a consolidation effort meant to make the local judicial system more efficient and cut costs. But Democrats describe the change as government overreach – arguing that it infringes on a predominantly Black city’s decision at the polls.
>Duncan, who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, easily won election to the criminal court clerk position in November, beating the incumbent and earning more than two-thirds of the vote.
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Louisiana Republicans are quickly becoming the new Wisconsin Republicans: blanket authoriarians who will do anything to win.
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SS: The state is “consolidating” the Clerk of Court with another office after the election after the republican candidate overwhelmingly lost the election
>Louisiana Republicans eliminated an elected position days before a Democratic exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based post was set to take office on Monday.
>A temporary restraining order did allow the exoneree, Calvin Duncan, to take office as scheduled on Monday as the clerk of New Orleans’ criminal district courthouse – though it remained unclear how long his tenure may prove to be.
>The conservative governor Jeff Landry, a Republican, quietly signed legislation abolishing the longstanding New Orleans clerk of criminal court position into law on Thursday, according to the Louisiana secretary of state spokesperson, Trey Williams.
>Republicans say wiping away the office is a consolidation effort meant to make the local judicial system more efficient and cut costs. But Democrats describe the change as government overreach – arguing that it infringes on a predominantly Black city’s decision at the polls.
>Duncan, who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, easily won election to the criminal court clerk position in November, beating the incumbent and earning more than two-thirds of the vote.
Louisiana Republicans are quickly becoming the new Wisconsin Republicans: blanket authoriarians who will do anything to win.
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